Arkansas is 1.05× the size of Greece
Arkansas (state of the United States) covers about 138,000 km² (53,100 mi²) and Greece (Europe) about 131,000 km² (50,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 138,000km²Arkansas
- 131,000km²Greece
200 km
- Arkansas
- Greece
What fits
- Greece is 96% of the size of Arkansas.
- Arkansas is larger by 6,190 km² (2,390 mi²), which is 4.7% of the area of Greece.
- Measured in Belgiums: Arkansas is about 4.48, Greece about 4.28.
How they differ
- Arkansas is larger, but Greece has the larger population: 10.5 million against 3.0 million, 3.48× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 80 in Greece against 22 in Arkansas: Greece is 3.64× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,460 km apart.
- On a standard web map Greece looks larger than Arkansas: Arkansas at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Greece at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Greece as 1.06× the size of Arkansas, when Arkansas is 1.05× the size of Greece.
- Together Arkansas and Greece cover 269,000 km², close to the size of New Zealand (268,000 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 6,190 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Greece's density, Arkansas would have 11.0 million people (it has 3.0 million). At Arkansas's density, Greece would have 2.9 million (it has 10.5 million).
- Greece's centre is 4.1° of latitude, about 460 km, farther north than Arkansas's.
- Arkansas is the 27th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.5% of its area; it is the 37th most densely populated of them.
- Greece ranks 98th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Greece lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 459 km) north of Arkansas.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Arkansas would have about 45,670 m² and each person in Greece about 12,530 m².
- Laid side by side, Arkansas and Greece would cover 269,000 km², about the same size as New Zealand.
- Together they have 13.5 million people, about as many people as Burundi.
- Counted as a country, Arkansas would rank 96th by area and 137th by population.
Side by side
| Arkansas | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 138,000 km²53,100 mi² | 131,000 km²50,700 mi² |
| Official area | 138,000 km²Wikidata | 132,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 27th of 51in the United States | 97th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 10.5 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 33rd of 51in the United States | 88th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 22 per km² | 80 per km² |
| Capital | Little Rock | Athens |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 37°N | 35°N to 42°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 138,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 138,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 132,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 131,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12